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Dave Robinson
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Lefty tosser. Fan of experts. Proud Scouser and Evertonian in Canada, Idiot-in-chief EFC Nova Scotia, season ticket at Halifax Wanderers. Disillusioned with politics, sick of losing in sports. Movies, music, books
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"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.

(Photo via Reuters)
January 19, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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Consultant: we need an idea that will excite people

Chuck Schumer: imagine having an ample supply of buckets
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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What the United States has done this week is as devastating for the cosy Atlanticist world view, as the Credit Crunch was for those who comfortably believed that left to themselves markets tended towards equilibrium.

In other words: a serious conceptual rupture.

A world view has died this week.
January 18, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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That money could’ve ended homelessness in the US, or established UBI for every American, student loan erasure, or supercharged every creative industry in existence to pay artists better,

instead of, yknow, blowing it on dead malls full of Elegy of Emptiness statues for rich people

I hate it here
January 18, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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Hearing reports that a man taken by ICE in Minneapolis died in federal custody.
January 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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The feds cutting off state authorities from access to the evidence and then not investigating the case themselves seems like a massive criminal conspiracy to me
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?

BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 18, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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This is extraordinary.

They aren’t just kicking the ICE agents out.

They’re temporarily closing the hotel altogether due to “heightened safety concerns in St. Paul.”
ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
January 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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CANADA PM CARNEY CONSIDERS SENDING SOLDIERS TO GREENLAND — CBC
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Fox reporter in Minneapolis.
January 19, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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BRENNAN: What percentage of those you have in custody have committed crimes?

NOEM: 70% of them

B: It's not 70%

N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers

B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions

N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers

B: Well, that's from your agency
January 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.

Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Jake O'Brien at centre-back for Everton in the Premier League since May 🔵⚽️

Beat Southampton 2-0

Played 25 mins at CB v Palace - in that time Everton scored two, didn't concede and won 2-1

Beat Bournemouth 1-0

Beat Forest 2-0

Beat Aston Villa 1-0

15 pts. 0 goals conceded
January 18, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Panenkas should be banned by every football coach on the planet.
AFCONbelievable

The Paneka miss for Morocco
January 18, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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Senegal win the Africa Cup of Nations. Pape Gueye's stunning extra-time strike proved the difference.

Does that tell the full story? Not even slightly.

A questionable penalty decision in Morocco's favour, Senegal's walk-off and fury, Brahim Diaz's failed panenka.

That just scratches the surface.
January 18, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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If some Dems are afraid of the "abolish ICE" slogan but generally agree with the principle, which seems to be the case, they should come up with something better than "reform ICE." Obviously a totally new plan for immigration enforcement is needed. Not just some reforms
January 18, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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JB Pritzker, "Don't Trump and his cronies can f*ck all the way off"

Is this a common view in the USA?
January 18, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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In response to Senegal leaving the pitch FIFA has announced two randomly chosen players will receive lemgthy suspensions. Richard Masters has thrown his support behind the punishment and says if they are PL players he will double the ban domestically as an act of solidarity.
January 18, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?

BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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I can’t believe trying to appease a fascist didn’t work.

If only there had been examples from history to show us that wasn’t effective.
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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According to Brian Stelter, 60 Minutes is finally airing the "Inside CECOT" story that Bari Weiss shelved.

She made Sharyn Alfonsi fly to DC to get an interview with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem for the segment, but both refused.

So it'll run tonight -- with no promotion and against the NFL playoffs.
January 18, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Aston Villa 0-1 Everton | Match Reaction
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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January 18, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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The date Everton recorded 32 points during the last five seasons 🔵⚽️

25/26: January 18
24/25: February 26
23/24: April 2*
22/23: May 8
21/22: May 1

*Points earned, ignoring deduction
January 18, 2026 at 7:15 PM